Life of the Party (1920 film)

Life of the Party is a 1920 American comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.[1] A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress.[2]

Life of the Party
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Directed byJoseph Henabery
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byWalter Woods
Based onThe Life of the Party
1919 The Saturday Evening Post story
by Irvin S. Cobb
StarringFatty Arbuckle
CinematographyKarl Brown
Production
company
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 21, 1920 (1920-11-21)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

Attorney Algernon Leary (Roscoe Arbuckle), "pure milk" candidate for mayor, attends a party for grown-ups dressed as children. Going home in a blizzard, he is robbed of his fur coat, leaving him bare legged wearing rompers. He takes refuge in the first building he can reach, creating havoc in various apartments due to his appearance. He blunders into the rival candidate, Judge Voris (Frank Campeau) in a compromising situation with a vamp and forces him to withdraw, ensuring Leary's election as mayor after a whirlwind campaign.[3]

Cast

Film still synopsis

The December 1921 Film Fun provided a synopsis of the film using stills.

  • Attorney Leary (Arbuckle) promises the committee pure milk and fair service if he has to fight for it.[3]
  • The man (Campeau) responsible for conditions defies the attorney, who thereupon runs for mayor in opposition.[3]
  • At the children's party he is vamped by a leader of his rival's forces.[3]
  • So he starts for home and on the way is relieved of his fur overcoat.[3]
  • Taking refuge from the blizzard in the first apartment house he surprises the rival candidate in a vamp's room.[3]
  • Cold. Of course. Nevertheless the one he likes best from the committee brings news of the election.[3]
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See also
  • Fatty Arbuckle filmography

References
  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Life of the Party". silentera.com. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institution, c.1978
  3. ""The Life of the Party" Anything But Dull". Film Fun. New York: 12. January 1921. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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